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#4875FF

#4875ff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4875ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 45.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.76% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.25°, with 100% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.2132

Complementary

  1. #4875ff
  2. #ffd248

Split complementary

  1. #4875ff
  2. #ff7748
  3. #d0ff48

Analogous

  1. #48d0ff
  2. #4875ff
  3. #7748ff

Triadic

  1. #4875ff
  2. #ff4875
  3. #75ff48

Tetradic

  1. #4875ff
  2. #d248ff
  3. #ffd248
  4. #75ff48

Square

  1. #4875ff
  2. #ff48d0
  3. #ffd248
  4. #48ff77

Monochromatic

  1. #002bae
  2. #003efb
  3. #4875ff
  4. #95afff
  5. #e1e8ff

Shades

#4875ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4875ff
  2. #4169e6
  3. #3a5ecc
  4. #3252b3
  5. #2b4699
  6. #243b80
  7. #1d2f66
  8. #16234d
  9. #0e1733
  10. #070c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4875ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4875ff
  2. #5a83ff
  3. #6d91ff
  4. #7f9eff
  5. #91acff
  6. #a4baff
  7. #b6c8ff
  8. #c8d6ff
  9. #dae3ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4875ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4875ff
  2. #4e76f2
  3. #5377e6
  4. #5978d9
  5. #5e79cc
  6. #647bc0
  7. #6a7cb3
  8. #6f7da6
  9. #757e99
  10. #7a7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0088ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0097af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2881ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0076fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4875ff {
  color: #4875ff;
}
Background
.bg-4875ff {
  background-color: #4875ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4875ff {
  border: 2px solid #4875ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4875ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 117 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4875ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4875ff, #7748ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4875ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 117 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.40 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.67 #b78a00 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4875ff  rgb(72, 117, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffd248  rgb(255, 210, 72)  hsl(45, 100%, 64%)  Sunglow
#ff4875  rgb(255, 72, 117)  hsl(345, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#75ff48  rgb(117, 255, 72)  hsl(105, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green